Game - Tackle Touch. Whether you're introducing tackling to young players for the first time, or re-introducing it to senior players after a summer away, this is a great game to play to ease back into it. It isolates the 1v1 tackle and puts emphasis on technique without the high speed impact of a full contact game.

Touch rugby refers to games derived from rugby league in which players do not tackle each other but instead touch their opponents using their hands on any part of the body, clothing, or the ball. A formal, competitive variety, known as Touch, developed from rugby league and now exists as a sport in its own right.

Making tackles more akin to the full-contact game is possible in touch rugby, writes IAN DIDDAMS, as he outlines some rules that can improve defending. Touch rugby is a convenient way to get players working on their ’heads-up’ rugby and handling skills, as well as practising new moves and ideas.

The tackle is a one or two-handed touch, normally below the waist. From the tackle either a pass is made or the ball is laid back between the legs. The attacking side has a limited number of touch tackles (normally 5 or 6) before the ball is turned over.

Every touch tackle the defenders must link up by standing side by side, being able to touch the hand of the player next to them. The tackler must go and hit a tackle tube after the touch is made, before re-entering the game.

It isolates the 1v1 tackle and puts emphasis on technique without the high speed impact of a full contact game. Whether you're introducing tackling to young players for the first time, or re-introducing it to senior players after a summer away, this is …

Tackle touch is a contact game that focuses on technique rather than the power of the contact. The game is a normal game of touch, however when a touch is made, both ball carrier and defender put their chests to the floor. They then bounce back up, for the defender to make a …

Touch-tackle: must be below the shoulders, leading to a tackle triangle Rip-and-pass: after a touch-tackle, the ball carrier turns, and the next attacker must grab the ball and pass or kick within three steps

There are 8 different types of tackle that I’m going to talk you through today, each of them you’ll need to master to progress in rugby, they are: the side on tackle, the front on tackle, the tackle from behind, the smoother tackle, the hit and engage, the hit and spin, and the hit and pass.

When a player is touched, the tackler stays in passive contact until the nearest attacker comes in and supports their players by mauling the ball away to continue the game. Tell your players the following... We are playing 7's, normal rules apply - except this is touch.